6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Vande Bharat Express around Mumbai: Harshul12345· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Mini Vande Bharat Blue-White livery: Sameer2905· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Mini Vande Bharat Saffron-Grey livery: Sameer2905· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. New Jalpaiguri Patna Saffron Grey Mini Vande Bharat Transet 2024-03-04-061128: Arjun Arvind (Brother)· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Vande Bharat Express on Platform 16 in New Delhi 02: Ravi Dwivedi· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Vande Bharat sleeper trainset prototype at BEML: Government of India· GODL-India
what is it?
The Vande Bharat trainset, also known as Train 18, is an Indian electric multiple unit designed for Vande Bharat train services of the Indian Railways. It was designed and developed by the state-owned Integral Coach Factory in Chennai. The trainsets consist of eight, sixteen or twenty air-conditioned chair car coaches.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- Weighs about as much as 65 African elephants (~6 t each).
high-speed train: Built for 200–350 km/h on dedicated lines, like the TGV, ICE or Shinkansen.
spec sheet
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- number built
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- kind
- high-speed train
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇮🇳 India
- builders
- Unknown builder
- operators
- Indian Railways
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- power
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- weight
- 392 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q119775864, Wikipedia: Vande Bharat (trainset) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.